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Holi 2027 is on Monday, 22 March, with Holika Dahan, the bonfire, on the evening of Sunday, 21 March. It is the festival of colours: good over evil, the start of spring and a day to forgive and play. Pick a wish below, tap copy and send it.
Happy Holi Wishes 🎨
For anyone on your list: neighbours, old classmates, the society group, everyone.
- Happy Holi! May the colours you play with today stay in your life all year long.
- Wishing you a Holi full of laughter, gujiya and people who make you smile without trying.
- May this Holi wash away old worries and paint your days with fresh hope. Happy Holi!
- Red for love, yellow for joy, green for new beginnings. Wishing you every colour this Holi.
- May your Holi be loud with music, sweet with mithai and bright with the faces you love.
- On this festival of colours, I wish you good health, a peaceful mind and a heart full of joy.
- Let the colours fly and the grudges go. Wishing you a happy and forgiving Holi.
- May spring bring new flowers to your garden and new reasons to smile to your home. Happy Holi!
- Wishing you a Holi as bright as the gulal in the air and as warm as a hug from an old friend.
- This Holi, may every colour bring a blessing: pink for love, blue for calm and orange for courage.
- Here is to wet clothes, dry colours, full plates and happy hearts. Happy Holi to you and yours!
- May the fire of Holika burn away your troubles and the colours of Holi fill the space they leave.
- Sending you a fistful of gulal and a heart full of good wishes. Have a safe and happy Holi!
- May your life be a rangoli of happy moments, with Holi as its brightest colour.
- Happy Holi! Play hard, laugh louder and save a gujiya for me.
Holi Wishes for Family 👨👩👧
For parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins and the little ones with water guns.
- Happy Holi to my family, the people who colour my life every single day, not just today.
- Maa and Papa, the best colour in my life is the love you gave me. Happy Holi to you both.
- Let the house be loud today: dhol on the terrace, thandai in the kitchen and colour on every face. Happy Holi, family!
- Dadi and Dada, your blessings are the first colour I want on my face every Holi. Pranam and Happy Holi.
- To my brother: this year I am ready for your water balloons. Happy Holi, and may the best sibling win!
- To my sister, who always saved the brightest gulal for my face: Happy Holi, my partner in crime.
- Wishing my cousins a Holi full of colour fights, old stories and far too much gujiya, just like our childhood.
- May Lord Krishna bless our family with love, health and the joy of being together. Happy Holi!
- To the kids of the house: aim well, run fast and remember to wash behind your ears. Happy Holi!
- Holi was always Mummy's gujiya, Papa's music and all of us covered in colour. Missing it, and wishing you all a happy Holi.
- May the colours of Holi bring our family even closer, and may no quarrel last longer than the colour on our faces.
- Happy Holi to my in-laws. My first colour today is for the family that gave me a second home.
- From our courtyard full of colour to your heart full of love, Happy Holi to the whole family.
- May every elder in our family stay healthy and every child stay this happy. Happy Holi!
Holi Wishes for Friends 🤝
For the friends who show up at your door at 9 am with a bucket.
- Happy Holi to the friend I would happily lose a white T-shirt for, every single year.
- Friends are the colours that make life fun. Thank you for being my brightest one. Happy Holi!
- This Holi, I am coming for you with gulal, water balloons and zero mercy. Be ready, friend!
- Our friendship is like Holi colour on a white kurta: it never fully comes off. Happy Holi, buddy!
- Wishing you a Holi full of dhol, dancing and no calls from work. Enjoy it, my friend.
- You were there for every dull day, so today let me be the colour on your face. Happy Holi!
- Here is to the friend who plays the hardest and then hands everyone towels. Happy Holi!
- Old friends, new colours, same crazy gang. Wishing you the happiest Holi yet.
- If we ever had a fight, let today's colours cover it up. Happy Holi, and let us start fresh.
- May your Holi be full of good music, great food and friends as fun as me.
- Wishing my hostel family a Holi as wild as the ones we had in college. Miss you all!
- You make every festival better just by being there. Happy Holi to my favourite person to celebrate with.
- May the only thing that stains this Holi be your clothes, never our friendship. Happy Holi!
- Happy Holi to the friend who has seen me at my brightest and my dullest, and stayed for both.
Holi Wishes for Love ❤️
For your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband or wife. Romantic, sweet and a little playful.
For your girlfriend or boyfriend:
- Every Holi, I want the first colour on your cheeks to be from me. Happy Holi, my love.
- You are the brightest colour in my life, and no festival can match that. Happy Holi!
- Like Radha and Krishna, may our love story be full of colour, play and a little mischief. Happy Holi!
- I do not need a crowd or loud music this Holi. Just you, a little gulal and a lot of love.
- Pink cheeks, wet hair and your laugh: that is my favourite Holi picture. Happy Holi, sweetheart.
- Save me the first dance and the last gujiya. Happy Holi to the one I love.
- This Holi, I promise to colour you gently and love you loudly. Happy Holi!
- My world was plain until you walked in with all these colours. Happy Holi, my love.
For your husband or wife:
- Happy Holi to my husband, who still sneaks up with gulal after all these years.
- To my wife, the colour in my home and the calm in my heart: Happy Holi, my love.
- Years of Holi together and you still get the first colour from me. Happy Holi, partner for life.
- Married life with you is one long Holi: colourful, noisy and full of sweets. Happy Holi, my love!
- Our first Holi as husband and wife, and I already know it is my favourite one. Happy Holi, my love.
- Happy first Holi after our wedding! Here is to a lifetime of colours, just you and me.
- Thank you for filling our home with love and laughter. Happy Holi to my better half.
- Some colours fade after a wash. What I feel for you never will. Happy Holi, my dear.
Holi Wishes for Someone Far Away 🌍
For a partner, parent or friend in another city or country who will miss the colours this year.
- Miles between us, but I am sending you all my colours today. Happy Holi from home!
- I will keep a pinch of gulal aside for you and put it on your cheek the day you come back. Happy Holi.
- Holi is not the same without you, but your call will be the brightest colour of my day.
- Wherever you are today, I hope someone plays Holi with you and makes you laugh like we do.
- Distance can stop the water balloons, but not the love. Happy Holi, missing you so much.
- Across time zones and oceans, here is a big virtual splash of colour for you. Happy Holi!
- Mummy made your favourite gujiya and we all said your name. Happy Holi from all of us.
- Next Holi, together. This Holi, all my love on a video call. Happy Holi!
Holi Wishes for Colleagues, Boss and Clients 💼
Formal and warm, for work chats, emails and client messages. Add your name and company at the end.
- May the colours of Holi bring you and your family good health, calm days and steady success.
- Happy Holi to a team that makes even deadline days bright. Enjoy the colours!
- Dear Sir/Madam, wishing you and your family a joyful Holi filled with peace and prosperity.
- Your guidance has added real colour to my work this year. Wishing you a very happy Holi.
- May this Holi bring fresh energy to our team and fresh success to our projects. Happy Holi, everyone!
- Like the colours of Holi, our team shines brightest when we come together. Happy Holi, colleagues!
- Wishing all our valued clients a happy Holi. Thank you for trusting us and being part of our journey.
- Thank you for adding so much colour to our business this year. Warm Holi wishes from our team to your family.
- Happy Holi to my work friends. Enjoy the long weekend, and please do not reply to emails today!
- May your Holi be relaxing, colourful and completely meeting-free. Happy Holi!
- Warm Holi greetings to you and your loved ones from all of us at [Company].
- Here is to a colourful Holi today and colourful sales charts tomorrow. Happy Holi, team!
Holi Wishes in Hindi (होली की शुभकामनाएँ) 🪷
For parents, relatives and anyone who prefers a Hindi message on WhatsApp.
- रंगों का यह त्योहार आपके जीवन को नई उमंग और नई उम्मीदों से भर दे। होली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ!
- आपके जीवन में प्रेम, सेहत और सफलता के रंग हमेशा चमकते रहें। हैप्पी होली!
- होलिका की अग्नि में सारे दुख जल जाएँ और घर-आँगन में खुशियों के रंग बिखर जाएँ।
- गुझिया की मिठास, ठंडाई की ठंडक और अपनों का प्यार, आपको होली का हर रंग मुबारक हो।
- बुरा न मानो होली है! पुरानी नाराज़गी भूलकर आज फिर से गले मिलते हैं।
- माँ-पापा, आपके प्यार के रंग के आगे हर गुलाल फीका है। होली की शुभकामनाएँ।
- राधा-कृष्ण की होली जैसा प्रेम और आनंद आपके जीवन में सदा बना रहे। होली की बधाई!
- लाल रंग प्यार का, पीला खुशी का, हरा नई शुरुआत का, आपको हर रंग मुबारक हो।
- इस होली आपके घर में हँसी गूँजे, आँगन में रंग बरसें और मन में सुकून रहे।
- दोस्ती का रंग सबसे पक्का होता है, जो किसी पानी से नहीं धुलता। हैप्पी होली, मेरे दोस्त!
- भगवान आपके जीवन को इंद्रधनुष जैसे रंगों से भर दे। होली की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएँ।
- फागुन की मस्ती, ढोल की थाप और अपनों का साथ, आपकी होली सबसे खास हो।
- रंगों के इस पावन पर्व पर आपके घर-परिवार में सुख और समृद्धि बनी रहे।
- रंगों में भीगा हर पल आपकी यादों में हमेशा के लिए बस जाए। होली मुबारक!
- इस होली गुलाल से चेहरे रंगें और प्रेम से दिल। सुरक्षित और खुशहाल होली मनाएँ।
- बच्चों की पिचकारी, बड़ों का आशीर्वाद, यही है होली का असली स्वाद। शुभ होली!
Holi Wishes in Hinglish 😄
For friends who text in Roman Hindi. Short, fun and easy to forward.
- Bura na mano, Holi hai! Aaj koi bhi safed kapdon mein nahi bachega.
- Rang barse, dil hanse, Happy Holi mere yaar!
- Gujiya meri, gulal tera, aur masti hum dono ki. Happy Holi!
- Aaj chehra pehchaan mein na aaye, toh samajh lena Holi achhi gayi.
- Holi ki bahut saari shubhkamnayein, rang lagao aur pyaar badhao!
- Pichkari ready hai, tum bhi ready raho. Happy Holi, dost!
- Thandai pee lena, par ghar ka raasta yaad rakhna. Happy Holi!
- Is Holi purani naraazgi bhool jao, bas rang aur pyaar yaad rakho.
Short Holi Wishes for WhatsApp Status 📱
One-liners for your status, Instagram story or a quick reply in the family group.
- Happy Holi! Stay colourful, stay kind.
- Gulal on my cheeks, spring in my step.
- Gulal in the air, love everywhere. Happy Holi!
- Winter is gone, the colours are here.
- Today we play, tomorrow we scrub.
- Painted in every shade of happy.
- Wishing you a rainbow of a Holi.
- Let the colours speak today.
- Hands pink, hair green, heart happy.
- Too much gulal is not a thing.
- My favourite colour today? All of them.
- Holi hai! Grab a pichkari and join in.
- Wet, colourful and very, very happy.
- Every face a new colour, every hug a little wet.
- Life is short, play Holi like a kid.
- One festival, a hundred colours, endless smiles.
Funny Holi Messages 😂
For friends, siblings and the group chat. Harmless jokes, nobody gets hurt.
- Happy Holi! If you see a green face at your door, do not panic. It is just me with my best wishes.
- This Holi I plan to look so colourful that even my mom asks, "Beta, kaun ho aap?"
- Warning: I have bought enough water balloons to fill a swimming pool. Happy Holi, and run.
- My Holi plan: play for one hour, scrub for three days. Happy Holi!
- Dear white T-shirt, it was nice knowing you. Happy Holi to everyone else.
- If you find a pink ear in your bathroom tomorrow, it is still me trying to wash off the colour.
- I am not ignoring your call. My phone is in a plastic bag and my hands are purple. Happy Holi!
- The only diet I follow on Holi is gujiya for breakfast, gujiya for lunch and gujiya for dinner.
- Happy Holi to my friend whose face will be a different colour in every photo today.
- Remember: the person who brings the pakka rang is not your friend. Happy Holi, stay safe!
- Holi tip: oil your hair, oil your skin and switch off your phone's face unlock. It will not know you.
- May your colours be bright, your bucket full and your aim much better than last year. Happy Holi!
Holika Dahan Wishes 🔥
For the evening before Holi, when families gather around the bonfire. Also called Chhoti Holi.
- Happy Holika Dahan! May the holy fire burn away every fear and doubt, and keep your faith strong like Prahlad's.
- As the bonfire lights up tonight, may it take away all sorrow and bring light and peace to your home.
- Wishing you a blessed Holika Dahan. May good always win in your life, just as it did in Prahlad's story.
- May the flames of Holika Dahan burn away anger and jealousy, and leave only love behind. Happy Chhoti Holi!
- Tonight we burn the bad, tomorrow we celebrate the good. Happy Holika Dahan to you and your family.
- May Lord Vishnu protect you and your family, as he protected his devotee Prahlad. Happy Holika Dahan!
- होलिका दहन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ! इस पावन अग्नि में आपके सारे दुख और कष्ट जलकर राख हो जाएँ।
- होलिका की अग्नि आपके जीवन की हर बुराई मिटाए और भक्त प्रह्लाद जैसी आस्था बनाए रखे।
- बुराई पर अच्छाई की जीत का यह पर्व आपके घर सुख और शांति लाए। होलिका दहन की शुभकामनाएँ।
- Happy Chhoti Holi! Circle the fire with a prayer tonight and wake up ready for colours tomorrow.
Safe and Eco-Friendly Holi Messages 🌿
For friends and family, a society group or a school, to remind everyone to play kind and play safe.
- Play with natural colours, save water and respect every "no". Wishing you a safe and happy Holi.
- Colours made of flowers, fun made of love. Have an eco-friendly Holi!
- A dry Holi saves water for a summer that will need it. Happy Holi, and play smart.
- Be gentle with pets, kids and elders today. Holi is fun only when everyone is having fun. Happy Holi!
- Use herbal gulal, keep colours away from the eyes and stay safe on the road. Happy Holi to you and yours!
- Wishing you a Holi that is kind to your skin, your street and the planet.
- Burn only dry leaves and waste wood in the Holika fire, not plastic or green trees. Happy Holi!
- This Holi, do not drink and drive. Make sure everyone reaches home safe and happy.
For more colours, check the full Indian festival calendar 2027, send Maha Shivratri wishes a couple of weeks earlier, or take the Holi quiz and challenge your family.
Holi 2027 Date: Holika Dahan and Rangwali Holi 📅
Holi falls on Phalguna Purnima, the full moon of the Hindu month of Phalguna. In 2027 the dates are (Drik Panchang, New Delhi):
| Day | Festival | Date in 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Evening | Holika Dahan (Chhoti Holi) | Sunday, 21 March |
| Next day | Rangwali Holi (Dhulandi, Dhuleti) | Monday, 22 March |
Drik Panchang gives the Holika Dahan muhurat in New Delhi as 6:33 pm to 8:55 pm on 21 March. Some panchangs and cities mark Holika Dahan on 22 March and play colours on Tuesday, 23 March, so check your local calendar or temple.
Why We Celebrate Holika Dahan and Holi
Holika Dahan remembers young Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu. His father, the demon king Hiranyakashipu, asked his sister Holika to sit in a fire with Prahlad on her lap, because she could not be burned. Holika burned and Prahlad walked out safe. So on the full moon evening, families light a bonfire, pray, walk around it and roast new grain, as a sign of good winning over evil.
The next morning is Rangwali Holi, the day of colours. In Braj (Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana) it celebrates the playful love of Radha and Krishna, and Barsana is known for its Lathmar Holi. Across India, Holi also marks the arrival of spring, and it is a day to forgive old fights, visit friends and share gujiya and thandai.
When is Holi in 2027?
Holi 2027, the day of colours, is on Monday, 22 March, as per Drik Panchang for New Delhi. Holika Dahan is on the evening of Sunday, 21 March. Some local panchangs shift both by a day, to 22 and 23 March.
What is the best message for Holi?
A short, warm wish with the person's name works best, like: Happy Holi! May the colours you play with today stay in your life all year long. Add one personal line, such as a Holi memory you share.
How do you say Happy Holi in Hindi?
Say होली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ (Holi ki hardik shubhkamnayein), which means heartfelt Holi wishes. Among friends, हैप्पी होली or होली मुबारक is also common.
What do you say on Holika Dahan?
Say Happy Holika Dahan or होलिका दहन की शुभकामनाएँ, and wish that the holy fire burns away the person's troubles. It is a prayerful evening, so keep the wish warm and simple.
Why is Holi celebrated?
Holi celebrates the victory of good over evil, from the story of Prahlad and Holika, and the playful love of Radha and Krishna. It also welcomes spring and is a day to forgive and start fresh.
Is it okay to wish Happy Holi if I am not Hindu?
Yes. Holi is known for bringing everyone together, and a friendly Happy Holi is always welcome. If you join in, ask before putting colour on anyone.
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